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Motivation and Gratification
Posted 03-26-2008 at 07:52 PM by fancyface
Was looking at some info on my health insurance website today. Calculated my BMI and it 40.8 -- yikes!!
The chart on their website says:
underweight - below 18.5
normal - 18.5 - 24.9
overweight - 25-29.9
obese - 30 and above
Now when I get to calculating, to even enter into the NORMAL category, I will need to lose down to 159 lbs. My ultimate goal is 145 which would put me at 22.7 BMI. So I got to thinking, I am losing a 'normal' sized person to get to my goal. That for some reason, just cracks me up.
The kicker was that the same insurance website indicates that my daily carb intake requirement is 277 grams of carbs per day. What?! Crazy.
Not sure what got into me doing my research today, but to me it is highly motivational to see that 40.8 BMI. I want to be healthier and be here for myself and my family for many many years. I am making a promise to myself that 40.8 is a number that is going down and never coming back.
On another note, saw someone today that I have not seen since Christmas time..... she says to me, 'OMG, how much weight have you lost girl?' --- FINALLY, someone other than family can see that there is much less of me now. That was something I needed desperately to hear.
The pants I wore today, are just impossible to wear any more..... there were a few moments, that I thought I might lose them..... they are the only largest size pair that I am keeping ----- and one day I am taking an 'after photo' standing in one leg!!! Gonna add that to my goal sheet.
The chart on their website says:
underweight - below 18.5
normal - 18.5 - 24.9
overweight - 25-29.9
obese - 30 and above
Now when I get to calculating, to even enter into the NORMAL category, I will need to lose down to 159 lbs. My ultimate goal is 145 which would put me at 22.7 BMI. So I got to thinking, I am losing a 'normal' sized person to get to my goal. That for some reason, just cracks me up.
The kicker was that the same insurance website indicates that my daily carb intake requirement is 277 grams of carbs per day. What?! Crazy.
Not sure what got into me doing my research today, but to me it is highly motivational to see that 40.8 BMI. I want to be healthier and be here for myself and my family for many many years. I am making a promise to myself that 40.8 is a number that is going down and never coming back.
On another note, saw someone today that I have not seen since Christmas time..... she says to me, 'OMG, how much weight have you lost girl?' --- FINALLY, someone other than family can see that there is much less of me now. That was something I needed desperately to hear.
The pants I wore today, are just impossible to wear any more..... there were a few moments, that I thought I might lose them..... they are the only largest size pair that I am keeping ----- and one day I am taking an 'after photo' standing in one leg!!! Gonna add that to my goal sheet.
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